Bacon deficit is 'hogwash,' but pork will be pricey

Bacon lovers will find all they want on supermarket shelves in the coming months, though their pocketbooks might take a hit.

ST. LOUIS

Bacon lovers will find all they want on supermarket shelves in the coming months, though their pocketbooks might take a hit.

The summer drought is likely to nose up prices for pork products next year, by as much as 10 percent. But U.S. agricultural economists are labeling as “hogwash” reports of a global bacon shortage issued by Britain’s National Pig Association.

Pork supplies are expected to decrease next year because of the high cost of pig feed resulting from severe damage to feed crops this year.